Nicola Stocken
Gardens photographer and writer specialising in magazine features of images and text
A formal country garden designed by Rosemary Alexander, founder of the English Gardening School
The garden of Jim Buckland and Sarah Wain, the head-gardeners at West Dean, around their eighteenth-century cottage
A one-acre garden that shimmers with colour from blossoming trees and countless tulips around the listed house
A small but charming spring garden filled with colourful bulbs
Four Seasons lives up to its name as planted to be exciting whether it’s spring, summer, autumn or winter.
A long, narrow, naturalistically designed city garden in London, overflowing with plants
A contemporary town walled garden insummer that maximises limited space with a sunken terrace and raised beds
Summer flowers and tropical plants fill a small town garden, amongst salvage finds and recycled junk
Apples are flavour of the month, not only as a superfood, but also as a fresh fruit of great variety
As autumn deepens, ornamental seedheads emerge, as food for birds and structures for frost to dust
A thoughtfully designed garden enriches a child’s early years with excitement, stimulation, mystery and discovery
An old family country garden that blends borders with meadows, rills, herbs and June’s roses galore
As the year draws to a finale, this two-acre arboretum goes out in a blaze of autumn glory
With hidden spaces to chance upon, this long town garden cannot fail to surprise and delight in spring
Few plants have such a long flowering season as roses, stretching from May until first frosts
Garden photographs provide a lasting record of a fleeting moment, capturing its beauty for all time
Design an outdoor space as a sanctuary for escaping life’s pressures, somewhere special to unwind in the natural world
A small country garden where summer roses and perennials spill over in a parterre and a potager peaks
A clever garden layout makes the most of an unusual fan-shaped plot and is enjoyed all year round
A small town family garden, terraced on three different levels, with borrowed views of distant trees
A container of September flowers quickly gives a new lease of life to patios and terraces
A clever design with pergola, sunken potager and summer flowers creates a space for entertaining
An imaginative city garden filled with spring tulips, humour, mirrors, follies and unique garden structures
Flower pressing is making a comeback, not only as a children’s hobby, but also as a craft
Easily grown annuals and perennials provide fresh cut flowers for posies and bouquets well into autumn
An informal, quarter-acre hillside plot that, come spring, abounds with spring bulbs and frothy perennials
A beautiful lawn is a joy, not only to walk on barefoot, but also as a tranquil space or foil to plants
A late summer garden that envelops a cottage in herbaceous, shady and container planting areas
Well designed gardens include focal points created from foliage, flowers, furnishings and features
In summer this small town garden is alive with roses and perennials amongst salvage finds
Late summer colour and exotic planting add a special charm to this beautiful rural family garden
A winding, decked path between packed borders makes a long narrow summer plot appear wider
Small, dainty, big or blowsy, clematis come in such a range as to suit any garden, flowering in every month
Amidst an unpredictable climate and fleeting flowers, topiary is a constant presence in the garden
This walled garden is magical in snow, its structure highlighted as individual plants cast their spell
By new year, gardens are mostly stripped of flowers, relying on permanent features and evergreens for interest
Come midwinter, and carpets of winter bulbs add drama beside newer contemporary areas
Come April, and a small but brilliant splash of colour on a bare hillside reveals a garden of massed tulips
